V6J Mokil Atoll IOTA OC - 226

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V6J Mokil Atoll IOTA OC - 226 QSL

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The V6J logs have been posted to Club Log at
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/V6J_OC226

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V6J Mokil Island is calling CQ on 20m SSB. The operator is Mami, JP3AYQ.

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More pictures V6J Mokil Atoll

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Some pictures of V6J Mokil Island DX Pedition

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Information from V6J
If you are not in the log, please send your QSO data to Mami, JP3AYQ. We will do our best to find your callsign by all means.

So please do not give up until the last moment.

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V6J Mokil Atoll News 6 July 2017 from Joe Aoki JJ3PRT

July 6, 2017 03GMT



Here is a today's update of V6J.



1. Activities of July 5th



1) Although V6J was working EU on 30m until 13GMT, the band faded out suddenly. After 30m faded out, V6J kept calling

CQ EU on 20m until 18GMT, but no signal from EU was heard. Some poeple posted very impolite and inappropriate comments on V6J operation to the DX cluster. However, please understand that all the operators are working around the clock to work stations in the world as many as possible from the very rare island to hit your funny bone. Could you please stop

posting the comments telling us as if they were cigarette butts? They are not cigarette butts at all. On the contrary, they are doing an unmatched job by giving you a new IOTA for the first time in 14 years. When you don't hear the V6J signal, it is because the band propagation is not good and that it is not the operators' fault. Aspirat primo Fortuna labori.



2) V6J made as many as 400 QSOs with JT-65 as of 3 GMT today.



3) Although Mami tried SSB operation, she just worked 100 stations on 20m. 90% of them are QSO with JA.



2. Today's schedule



1) Since today is the last day for V6J, all the operators will work around the clock. V6J will work on 20m until 16GMT.Then V6J will go to 30m and work either JT-65 or CW until the band fades out.



2) Mami will try SSB operation again from 06GMT on 20m.



3) V6J will cease the operation at 20-21GMT and members will head to Phonpei island.



3. Log upload



V6J log will be uploaded at Phonpei island around 15GMT on July 7th. Just in case you were not in the log, please send an e-mail to Mami, JP3AYQ with your QSO data.



Good luck



Joe Aoki

JJ3PRT

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V6J Mokil Atoll News from JJ3RPT 5 July 2017

July 5, 2017 03GMT



Here is un update of V6J .



1. General



1) V6J made as many as 2200 QSOs as of 3GMT July 5th. The 60% of the QSO are with JAs. Since V6J has been giving the first priority to NA and EU since a several days ago , the QSO number in these area keeps increasing. However, V6J still faces heavy pile ups from NA and EU every day.



2) Sorry to say, but many dupes are seen every day. We understand your concern of NIL situation very much, but if you are almost sure of your QSO with V6J, you would be better off not making dupes. Since the V6J signal seems to be very weak in NA and EU, V6J will send your callsign twice so that you can get it surely. Please follow the instrucion of V6J all the time. When V6J sends QRZ EA and CT, please do not call V6J, if you are not stations from EA and CT.



3) Thanks to your great help, V6J worked some stations in EA, CT and G.



4) V6J will go QRT around 20-21 GMT on July 6th.



2. Activities of July 4th



1) The 20m band propagation was very good towards NA and EU between 05GMT and 13GMT. But the band faded out suddenly after 13GMT.



2) V6J worked many stations on 30m with JT-65 and CW. V6J worked as many as 100 stations on 30m until the band faded out at 16 GMT.



3. Today's activities



1) Mami, JP3AYQ, will start the SSB operation of V6J from 8GMT on 14260. Please keep a close watch.



2) V6J will stick to 30m band today.




Good luck



Joe Aoki

JJ3PRT

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V6J Mokil Atoll News 4 July 2017 from JJ3PRT
July 4, 2017 03GMT

I would like to give you updated V6J information as follows.

1. Operation of July 3

V6J kept calling CQ EU on 20m until 17GMT, however no signal from EU was heard. The 20m band started to open suddenly at 19:30 GMT and V6J worked many EUs on 20m with CW mode. So please be noted that V6J members were not sleeping at all during the best conditon time towards EU. When you were listening to 20m CW around 18 GMT, you were unable to hear V6J signal due to the bad conditon on 20m. They don't go to bed with owls.

40m was almost dead all night.

2. Today's schedule

1) 30m

40m GP was changed to 30m GP. V6J will make CQ NA on 30m from 8GMT. Big concerns are a high level local noise and JA.

2) 20m

V6J will make CQ EU on 20m from 14GMT. Sometimes V6J will make CQ EA and CT just for some minutes. Because it seems to be extremely difficult for the stations in western part of the EU to contact V6J. During CQ EA and CT, other EU stations, please stand by. Since V6J's signal has not been heard strongly in EU, V6J will repeat your callsign twice so that you can get it more easily.

3) SSB operation

Since V6J will concentrate the contacts with EU on 20m CW today, V6J will start the SSB operation from July 5th around 18GMT.

I am exteremly pleased to have received many e-mails from NA and EU, telling me of good success to contact V6J last night and this morning.

Good luck.

Joe Aoki
JJ3PRT

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Hi All,

Here is an updated information.


I have just talked to Tosy, JA3FGJ one of the V6J operators over the radio. According to him, tonight's gas shortage problem has been solved. So they have an intention of working 40m all night. They will focus on EU and NA tonight. Although I received many requests from EU to ask V6J to work on 30m, it is impossible to change the 40m GP to 30m GP now, because it is
already dark outside in Mokil island. They will change the 40m GP to 30m GP tomorrow.

As for SSB operation, Mami will start the SSB operation from tomorrow on 20m.

So please watch 40m tonight by all means.

Good luck.

Joe Aoki
JJ3PRT